{"id":976,"date":"2026-08-20T13:26:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T13:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/talklameness.org\/glossary\/behaviour-change\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T13:26:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T13:26:18","slug":"behaviour-change","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/talklameness.org\/us\/glossary\/behaviour-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Behaviour change"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A <a class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Behaviour change&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;A behaviour change is any shift in your horse&amp;#039;s normal attitude or responses, such as reluctance, tension, resentment or feeling less willing. It does not prove lameness, but discomfort can sometimes show as behaviour before an obvious limp appears. &amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\"  href=\"https:\/\/talklameness.org\/us\/glossary\/behaviour-change\/\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'  tabindex='0' role='link'>behaviour change<\/a> is any shift in your horse&rsquo;s normal attitude or responses, such as reluctance, tension, resentment or feeling less willing. It does not prove <a class=\"glossaryLink\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Lameness&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Lameness is a change in the way a horse moves, often linked to pain, discomfort or reduced function. It can be obvious, but it can also look like stiffness, reluctance, unevenness or a change in attitude. &amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\"  href=\"https:\/\/talklameness.org\/us\/glossary\/lameness\/\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'  tabindex='0' role='link'>lameness<\/a>, but discomfort can sometimes show as behaviour before an obvious limp appears. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Behaviour change&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;A behaviour change is any shift in your horse&amp;#039;s normal attitude or responses, such as reluctance, tension, resentment or feeling less willing. It does not prove lameness, but discomfort can sometimes show as behaviour before an obvious limp appears. &amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/talklameness.org\/us\/glossary\/behaviour-change\/\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">behaviour change<\/a> is any shift in your horse&#x2019;s normal attitude or responses, such as reluctance, tension, resentment or feeling less willing. It does not prove <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Lameness&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Lameness is a change in the way a horse moves, often linked to pain, discomfort or reduced function. It can be obvious, but it can also look like stiffness, reluctance, unevenness or a change in attitude. &amp;lt;br\/&amp;gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/talklameness.org\/us\/glossary\/lameness\/\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">lameness<\/a>, but discomfort can sometimes show as behaviour before an obvious limp appears. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-976","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Behaviour change - Hallmarq Talk Lameness<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/talklameness.org\/glossary\/behaviour-change\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Behaviour change - Hallmarq Talk Lameness\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A behaviour change is any shift in your horse&#039;s normal attitude or responses, such as reluctance, tension, resentment or feeling less willing. 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